Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Wales · National park authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bannau Brycheiniog National Park. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
5,490 approved · 385 refused · 440 withdrawn. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Welsh Government / DataMapWales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Talybont Forest Talybont On Usk
Received Not publishedThe Bear 2 Bear Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AN
Received Not publishedThe Bear 2 Bear Street Hay-On-Wye Hereford HR3 5AN
Received Not publishedLand North Of Heol-y-Ffynnon, Brecon
Received Not publishedHeol Gouesnou Car Park The Watton Brecon Powys
Received Not publishedGelliwelltog Forest Coal Pit Abergavenny Monmouthshire NP7 7LR
Received Not publishedHenbant Fach Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1TA
Received Not publishedHenbant Fach Llanbedr Crickhowell NP8 1TA
Received Not publishedByrgwm Bach Pen-Groes-Oped Road Upper Llanover Llanover NP7 9EP
Received Not publishedFormer Govilon Primary School The Avenue Govilon Monmouthshire NP7 9PR
Received Not publishedTyfry Farm Llanfrynach Brecon LD3 7AX
Received Not publishedTrapp Fishery Carreg Cennen Castle Road Trapp SA19 6TY
Received Not publishedLlanfair Farm Tretower Crickhowell NP8 1RB
Received Not publishedLlanfair Farm Tretower Crickhowell NP8 1RB
Received Not publishedLand to the East of Usk Reservoir Dam
Received Not publishedSt Maelog St Maelog, Forge Road Gilwern NP7 0HA
Received Not publishedLlanfair Farm Tretower Crickhowell NP8 1RB
Received Not publishedLlanfair Farm Tretower Crickhowell NP8 1RB
Received Not publishedBronhafod Penygraig Road Llanwenarth NP7 7LA
Received Not publishedWern Watkin Hillside Llangattock Powys NP8 1LG
Received Not publishedTycanol Farm Llangenny Crickhowell Powys NP8 1HF
Received Not publishedTrederwen Aberbran Brecon LD3 9NW
Received Not published2 George Street Brecon LD3 7LD
Received Not published1 Alexandra Road Brecon Powys LD3 7PD
Received Not publishedRecords are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Wales differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bannau Brycheiniog National Park, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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